Daily Republican., 1887-11-05
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Tho disxppointiasnt incidental to the
failure Of accomplishing certain mea.
sufs Ii often resp0nsibls for ludicrous
cttsrAnces on the part of many news.
papers. Be-, FOR instance. an Anglo
American C0temporary, In regard to
the defeat 1f the convention, asserss
thAt "the saloon did It," These words
of tho esteemed cotemporsry sre evil
IDENTIFY written In haste and without due
consideration OF their import. We do
not believe this paper would attack .
claas Of citizens who conduct . lawful
business honestly, unless this paper be
blinded with rage over the defeat OF .
pet measure. Bnt We do not exactly
understand why the paper came to sim
gle ous tho saloon keepers and TO pour
ont In wrath upon them. Does our
esteemed ootemporAry side with the
tsmpsranos people? II not, then We
cannot conceive OF motive that mnde
IL give spaCe for so shameful IN usteI-
ance. We ohsnoed 70 hear of several
saloon keepers who, voted for . conven-
tiOn. We DO not blame them, because
they evidently were OF the impression
thss this election should exprsss the
will Of tho people and w0uld abstain
from msddling withit.
Dthers who sDllew this ealing lthat
of6 6SIo1d kespef3-s1w thatthef6 N6re
the well, known political tricksters be-
hind the whole convention business
and they remainsd away from the
polls. 30 did many arocers, bakers
and other business men, many OF whom
worked In the ranks Of the enemies OF
AAA s~1A
guided cotem pornry cannot soc this--
fails TO express itself clearly, bnt We
think we bring ont but the sense OF its
remarks-the saloon must 60. Oar
estoemed contemporary u like . bull
that Aies into rage on seeing . red
rag. A. soon - this paper peroeiyee
tho slgn OF . saloon its wrath waxos
come clouded. Not only that the saloon
pauperisnn, eto, that ID In the world,
NO more than thst the defeating Of the
constitutional convention In the State
OF Delaware 10 Laid 70 hts burden, that
its results were for the benefit OF the
people, and in osder TO lot the peor 10
gain this point the politicians would
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But many people who follow this
calling (shst Of . ealoon keeper) saw
that there were the well known political
trioksters behind the whole convention
business; they were dtsgusted and re-
mained away from tho polls. Bat, o.
tsemed ootsmporary, did al the bakers.
erocerp, shoemabers, etc., Of this good
city of Wilmington no to the polls? We
guess not. Many of them worked In
the ranks of the enemies of the conven-
tion. Oar somewhat misguided cotem-
porary cannot, or does mot, want 70 see
this point; IL refuses to see any other
antt-o0nventionist bat the bad, bad
saloon keeper. Tho saloon did 1t, and
Ion this there is no doubt, although
the paper fails to express itself clearly
the saloon must 40.
A bull flies into rage on seeing red
rag and the wrath Of our esteemed CO.
temporary WAKES hot and lite reasoning
falterF, because olouded, 40 soon 10 II
sees tho sign Of saloon dangling In the
wind.
By this time the campaign excitement
has subeided. and we think our col
league of the quill and scissors repents
OF hia rash utteraace-Andw We will whis.
FER In his ear:
Be not too quick In pnssinR Judgment
upon your fellow men, even II the best
measures for the welfare Of the people
should be defeated by this same people